What color is #BEAB46?

#BEAB46 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Brass. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BEAB46?

The RGB value is 190, 171, 70: 190 red, 171 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BEAB46?

The complementary color is #4659BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BEAB46?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BEAB46 color

#BEAB46 rgb(190, 171, 70)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BEAB46 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 67.1% green and 27.5% blue (190, 171, 70).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 48% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 63% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Brass (#B5A642), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#BEAB46 color codes

HEX	`#BEAB46`
RGB	`rgb(190, 171, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 67.1%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 48%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 63%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 63%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.84, -5.21, 52.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.84, 53.25, 95.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.905, 40.517, 11.67)`
Decimal	`12495686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BEAB46, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BEAB46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BEAB46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BEAB46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #beab46; }
.text { color: #beab46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beab46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 171 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #beab46, #95be46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #BEAB46?: #BEAB46 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Brass. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BEAB46?: The RGB value is 190, 171, 70: 190 red, 171 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BEAB46?: The complementary color is #4659BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BEAB46?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.